Game apparatus.



Z. TERUY.

GAME APPARATU.

APPLlCATlON FILED MAB. 6, 191?.

Patented Non 6 ATTORN EY I. .i l'l'E] znnsnrno ranura, or' New Yoan, n. Y.

. GAME APPARATUS.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

l .Application filed March 8, 1917. Serial No. 152,862.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZnNsHrRo TERUYA, a subject of the Emperor of Japanresiding at New York city, vin the` county of New York and State of New York, have invented.

new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the followingis a `specifi.-`

l cation.

'This'inventio'n relates to a game appara'- tus designed for lthe playingthereon of a game somewhat similar tothe well known Japanese rolling gaine;l v-

The invention aims to provide a game apparatus of the above mentioned'character, embodying a novel construction of means for scoring different points of the' game,- the` general construction and arrangement of` parts being such that 'obtaining a high score is Irendered very difhcult, thus adding to the 4'interest and amusement of the player.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood fromthe following detail description of the invention when taken in connection with lthe accom-- panying drawing, the'invention residing in the construction, combination `and arrangement `of parts as claimed.

In the drawing ,forming part of this speci- Referring more particularly to the drawing in detail, the apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention preferably embodies a playing board 10 of elongated rectangular formation, which may be supported in any suitable manner, but as shown in this specie instance is supported by means of the legsll. The playing surface is bounded by the walls 12, while arranged adjacent the forward end of the playingv board is a receptacle 13, supported in lany suitable manner, and provided to hold the balls 14 employed in playing the game.

Rising from the playing surface at an appropriate point in the length thereof, but in the vicinity of the opposite end of the board, is a partition 15 which extends transversely of the board and is coextensive with the width of the latter. The partition at its lower edge is provided with a transverse series of inverted Ueshaped openings 16, `definlng passages or ways for the balls 14.- when the latter are rolled in the direction of the partition. walls of'each opening 16 is a bladed wheel necessarily arranged in right angular relation with respect to each other, while each blade hasl arranged thereon indicia indicative of the value of the particular blade. The indicia on each blade of each wheel is different, whereby the respective blades each have a different scoring value, while each wheel varies in the same respect from the remaining wheels. .In practice the player is Patented Nov. 6, 19.17. f

v61o Journaled between the vertical A17, the blades being preferably though notl n Y v I given a predetermined number of'balls fora predetermined sum, say for instance nine'k balls for ten cents, land. it isY the object of the player to roll the balls through :one of the passages'orways defined by the openings 16, with a view of rotating the wheel journaled ball passes, and the particular blade that" .in the particular opening through which thek presents itself within the opening when the v wheel ceases to rotate, indicates by the indicia thereon the particular number of points scored with that one ball. Of course the `balls are 'rolled'in the direction of the partition singly, and when the entire set ofl` balls has been used in this manner, the total number of points scored are added, and a prize awarded to the player, consistent with the' total number of points scored. c

Rising from the playing surface 1,0 in advance of thepartition 15 isa plurality of pegs 18, disposed in staggered relation, and

servin to obstruct the passage of the balls in their travel in the direction ofthepar-y tition 15.' Manifestly the balls'are caused to pursuea zigzag course to the ,partition 16, [and consequently the success '-of'fthe player in scoring points, by having! one or `more ofthe balls pass through-the openingsv 16 is rendered veryv difficult'.v Thel speed of the ballis so checked lor retarded through the instrumentality of the vpegs 18, that when one of the balls-passes throughone of the.l openings 16, its impact against the blade'of the wheelarranged in the open-` ing, is onlysuliicient to rotate the wheel enough to bring the next blade inl order within the opening. The playing surface 10 adjacent certain pegs 18 is alsoA 'marked with numbers, so that ointsof the game can also be scored with alls that have been so retarded in their movement in the direction of the pariitien, that they do not4 nass through any of the openings 1G. lie-W it is necessary in order to seere this manner7 to have the hall rest the particular peg having a scoring value. These pegs are known as 'lucky pegs, and are by preference recessed as at 19 to aeeominodate the hall, or in other Words assist the ball in obtaining a position directly thereagainst. t is therefore ohvioue, that have devised a construction and arrangement of paris in the production. oi* a game apparatus, Whih renders the playing of the gaine with a resultant high score very diiiu cult, and which consequently materially adds to the interest of the game, and a'ords the phiyer considerable amusement.

vlll/linie have shown and described what I consider the preferred embodiment of the invention, do not limit myself to this exa et Construction, and that such changes may be resorted to When desired as rali Within the scope of what is claimed.

V/hat is claimed iszl, gaine apparatus enfrhodying a play-- ing' board, a transverse partition disposed ent ene end oi' said heard azul e of epenings therein, halls a in the direction of tlm throng gli sa 'zd openin terinining the score oi snel; halls that ass through one or' said openings, pee-,s rising from the hoard in staggered relateii :ind in advance of the partition, and eertain of said pegs havinga fixed value and provided with a recess to receive a pei-tion of the halls as and for the purpose described A gaine airparatus enilmdying a playing hoard, a. transverse partition disposed adjacent one end of the board and having; a plurality ol openings therein, n biaded Wheel jonrnaled in each opening, the blades of each wheel having d'ierent scores balls adapted to he rolled in the direetinn of the partitien te pase thriingh one of said openings, and to rotate said wheel, and.

' 'from fd hoard in advance op pegs being disposed ZENS'R TERU YA. 

